Damian Lillard nailed a 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds left to pull Portland
within a point and Thaddeus Young threw the ball away on the ensuing inbounds
after Holiday fell down. But LaMarcus Aldridge's fadeaway in the paint was
well defended by Spencer Hawes and the Sixers escaped with the victory.

Hawes added 18 points and 13 rebounds for Philly, which found out earlier
Monday that center Andrew Bynum would undergo season-ending knee surgery on
both knees.

Bynum, who becomes a free agent in the offseason, will have loose bodies
cleaned out from within the knees in order to alleviate pain and swelling that
has persisted since he underwent a radical yet non-surgical procedure called
Orthokine therapy in the offseason.

The 25-year-old Bynum had several setbacks in his recovery and will not play
for a Sixers club that traded away several key players in order to make him
the centerpiece of the franchise despite his history of knee problems.

Aldridge finished with 32 points and 14 rebounds, while Lillard chipped in 27
points, seven boards and seven helpers for the Blazers, who have dropped 13 of
their last 15 contests on the road.